World War News Slow but Steady in Europe Headlines
London reports on Sept 2 that the battle for France continues with heavy losses and shifting fronts. German forces push near Paris while Allied troops hold lines from Rheims to La Fere. Paris notes stubborn resistance and possible hints of a new Allied offense with Belgian cooperation. An Austrian war office update claims three million men engaged on the front.
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International News Service
London
French War Office
Times
France
Chronicle
The
Oise
Lafere
Daily Mail
Boulogne
Paria
Evening News
Rom ‘Critist
Paris
War Office
Belgium
Berlin
Rheims
la Fere
Aisne
Grand Duke Albrecht God
von Klug
von Buelow
von Hau Ser
Luxemburg
Treves
Mezieres- Rocras
Meuse Ito Verdun
Petit Parisian
Nimes
Vosges
Lorraine
Spincourt
Longwy
Neufchateau
Pariseul
Meuse
Vienna
Rome
Austrian War Office
Wpters
St. Petersburg
Allenstein
Lemberg
Sayville
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Lodz
Poland
Prussia
Russia
Koenigsberg
British steamship Cetriana captured at sea
San Francisco dispatch reports the German cruiser Leipzig captured the British steamship Cetriana off Quaymas Mexico. The cargo of coal and supplies was confiscated and Captain Minister of the Cetriana was ordered to seek the nearest neutral port.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Mexico
Leipzig
Cetriana
Wilson to Seek Reelection in 1916 Says Informational News Service
Washington Sept 2 Vice President Marshall released a statement indicating Woodrow Wilson plans to run again in 1916. The note says the president may pursue reelection despite Balmer convention opposition. Sheeder Seeks Sewing Machines by Carload W P Sheeder, a music dealer, received four carloads of White sewing machines. About 150 machines stood along the street in front of his store drawing attention. The machines are high quality models from the White company.
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Washington
Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Sheeder
W. P. Sheeder
White Company
Coal Famine May Result From War
Special to the Progress reports global coal shortages due to Welsh Belgian and Russian field disruptions cutting Atlantic trade. Nations face fuel shortages threatening electric lighting heating and rail transport while awaiting trade route reopening. As ships return capacity US coal sales could surge and profits rise for operators amid rising prices and double charter rates. Territorial shifts in shipping remain uncertain.
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New York
Ule
Ney
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Central
South America
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Norway
Holland
Partridge Sr Operated On At Clearfield Hospital
Warren Partridge Sr underwent an appendectomy at Clearfield hospital this morning after becoming suddenly ill and is reported to be recovering nicely this afternoon. Fleet will remain in Vera Cruz area waters, secretary Dan iels announces. Workmen's Mercantile Co Ltd stockholders set August meeting for Sept 3 at 3 o'clock. By order of President.
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Warren Partridge, SR
Warrie Partridge
Clearfield Hospital
Mr. Partridge
Vera Cruz
Washington
Daniels
United Staiea
Workmen's Mercantile Co. Ltd
Wireless telegraphy reshapes modern warfare communications
A military expert notes wireless makes allied contact near real time across Europe, with Marconi inventions enabling jam-resistant, rapidly shifted wavelengths. He cites Adrianople siege, recall of ships, and widespread wireless adoption by Austro-Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, and Britain, plus Eiffel tower links to Russia. Americans lament war’s human costs.
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Constantinople
Marconi
Europe
Austri-Hungary
Germany
France
Ensszis
Great Britain
Eiffel Tower
Russia
Clearfield Public Schools Excel in Enrollment and Quality
Nearly 1500 pupils are listed in Clearfield public schools this year with 1473 students across all buildings. The high school houses about 350, Market Street 235, Reedsville 64, Fourth Ward 262, the eighth grade in the High School building 110, and Third Ward 362. Teachers are described as the most efficient yet, and courses of study are being improved to keep pace with times.
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Clearfield Lave
Market Street
Reedsville
Fourth Ward
Third Ward
Clearfield
Surrey
Cattle Rustlers Detained in County Jail
Fred Crossin and Ed Wright, residents of the county, were brought before Squire Bryan. With sufficient evidence of guilt, they were committed to the county jail and are to be transported to Fort McCloskey on the 4 o clock train this afternoon.
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Fred Crossin
Ed. Wrights
Squire Bryan
Fort McCloskey
Hay Fever Convention As Relief From Summer Plague
International News Service reports hundreds of Hay Fever Association members gathered in Bethlehem New Hampshire for a two day convention seeking remedies and sympathy. Rev Guy Roberts presided at the Methodist church, with veteran Richard Muckle of Philadelphia 89 years old and sneezing for 76 years eyeing a future in the national contest. The group reads Oliver Wendell Holmes's cure from The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table. Also listed are pending marriage licenses including Sullivan and Lusk and several DuBois area couples.
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International News Serview
Bethlehem
N. H
United States
Hay Fever Association
Methodist Church
Guy Roberts
Richard Muckle
Philadelphia
Association
Oliver Wendell Holme
Result of furious fighting unknown across Eastern front
Three million Austrians and Russians clash from the Vistula and Dniester to Lublin in a vast battle with no clear outcome. Reports say Russians dig trenches near the Caucasus, German forces capture tens of thousands, and Lodz and Lemberg are contested as the front lines shift amid heavy casualties.
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Uy International
Tome
Viatula
Dneister
Lublin
Russian
Poland
Germans Preparing for a Siege of Antwerp
Antwerp dispatch reports a Zeppelin reconnoiter over the city this morning and troops massing 10 miles southeast indicate a siege plan. Infantry on high points fired at the airship but caused no damage. only one bomb was dropped and failed to hit the wireless station. Supplies are said to last a few months as war news continues.
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Uny International
Antwerp
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